Rocks, Minerals and Resources

2. – The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or living things.
6. – Remains or impressions of ancient living things, usually found in sedimentary rocks.
8. – The way minerals in metamorphic rocks align into layers or bands.
12. – Tiny pieces of rock, minerals, or organic material.
15. – Hot, melted rock found beneath the Earth's surface.
19. Rock – Rock formed from sediments that are pressed and glued together.
20. – The process where minerals glue sediments together to make rock.
21. – The way sediments are arranged in layers over time.
23. – A solid mixture of minerals and other materials.

1. – A process that happens in a repeating circular pattern.
3. – The movement of small rock pieces caused by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
4. – A scientist who studies the Earth, rocks, and the rock cycle.
5. – Magma that has come out onto the Earth's surface.
7. Rock – Rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.
9. Igneous Rock – Igneous rock that forms below the surface (like granite).
10. – The process of squeezing sediments together.
11. Rock – Rock that has changed due to heat and pressure without melting.
13. Igneous Rock – Igneous rock that forms on the surface (like basalt).
14. – Solid materials that have a specific geometric pattern, often found in slowly cooled igneous rocks.
16. – A natural solid substance with a specific chemical makeup.
17. and Pressure – Forces deep inside the Earth that transform rocks into metamorphic rock.
18. – When sediments are dropped off in a new place.
22. Cycle – The ongoing process where rocks change from one type to anoth